Internet Blocked in Tibetan Areas of China in Run-up to Sensitive Anniversary

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Internet Blocked in Tibetan Areas of China in Run-up to Sensitive Anniversary
2017-03-10

Three of the 10 counties affected by the ban are shown in a map of Kardze prefecture.
RFA

Authorities in southwestern China’s Sichuan province are blocking internet access in a Tibetan prefecture in the run-up to a sensitive political anniversary, fearing Tibetan residents may organize protests inspired by exiles living outside the country, sources say.

The move blocks service in 10 counties of the Kardze (in Chinese, Ganzi) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture and remains in effect through March 17, according to a document issued by prefecture authorities and obtained by RFA’s Tibetan Service.

Continued: http://www.rfa.org/english/news/tibet/sensitive-03102017170655.html